Fishes of Afghanistan; a revised and updated annotated checklist Author Çiçek, Erdoğan Author Fricke, Ronald 0000-0003-1476-6990 Author Eagderi, Soheil 0000-0002-1134-0356 Author Sungur, Sevil 0000-0003-4018-6375 Author Coad, Brian W 0000-0002-7232-961X Author Hamdard, Mohammad Hamid 0000-0002-5915-6574 erdogancicek@nevsehir.edu.tr text Zootaxa 2023 2023-06-16 5305 1 1 69 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 journal article 56221 10.11646/zootaxa.5305.1.1 c640363c-14f9-4912-8a38-2948ab4946f1 1175-5326 8048564 55EB7903-BB1A-45F9-9660-16DAF957C67A Paraschistura prashari ( Hora, 1933 ) [N] — Prashar loach Taxonomy. Original description: Nemachilus prashari Hora, 1933: 109 [a spring 300 yards north of Kohat City, North-West Frontier Province , Pakistan ; holotype : ZSI F10719/1].— Afghanistan synonyms: Nemacheilus prashari Hora, 1933 ; Noemacheilus prashari Hora, 1933 ; Schistura prashari ( Hora, 1933 ) .—Revisions: Prokofiev (2009: 892) .—Illustration: Hora (1933 : pl. 5, figs. 1–2) as Nemachilus prashari . Status in Afghanistan . First record from Afghanistan by Bănărescu & Mirza (1965) ; confirmed by Coad (1981: 15 as Noemacheilus ( Schistura ) prashari ; 2014: 329).—Afghanistan materials: None. Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Afghanistan : Swat and Kabul Rivers, Vale of Peshawar.—General distribution: Nepal , Pakistan and Afghanistan .—Habitat: This species inhabits hilly streams with stony or gravelly beds at 400–800 m altitude. It is a carnivorous fish species that feeds on aquatic insects and worms. Freshwater. Economic importance. No commercial importance. Conservation. Conservation status in Afghanistan : Unknown.—IUCN: NT ( Rafique et al. 2021b ).—Threats: ABS, HAB, CON, CLI, ABS, EUT.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Decreasing.—Moderate priority for conservation action.